This has been an extremely eventful week!
Last Sunday, Aidan started crawling, and although he started slowly, he is now zooming across the floor!
He has also gotten TWO teeth this week! On Tuesday, the first one (bottom center-left) broke through; on Wednesday his gums swelled up and it disappeared again; on Thursday it broke through again; and by Friday the second one (bottom center-right) was well on its way. Today, the swelling in his gums has gone down, and both little white teeth lines are sharp and visible. Fortunately, nursing hasn't felt much different for Mommy (that's a relief, for now!). And although Aidan was up every hour on Monday night, last night he slept for several multiple-hour stretches at a time - so we think he is feeling a little bit better. We have given him Tylenol and some teething gel at night to help him sleep this week, and cuddled with him a lot, which has helped. But Mommy thinks that teething sounds like it must be miserable! We are happy that Aidan won't remember it.
Mommy and Daddy have had a lot of fun playing "catch" with Aidan this week. We throw a ball into his lap, clap and congratulate him on catching it, and then wait for him to throw it back, and congratulate him again. He loves it! He smiles and laughs and pumps his arms up and down in excitement when he catches the ball and after he throws it - it's wonderful! At the beginning of the week, Aidan would pick up the ball and throw it, and it could end up anywhere - forward, back, or either side. But by the end of the week, he has started throwing it consistently forward and a little to the right - it's amazing! Daddy thinks that Aidan is probably a righty (too bad for the left-handed baseball pitcher fantasy!), and both Mommy and Daddy love playing "ball" with our beautiful baby.
On Saturday, Grandma and Grandpa Ruane drove down to take us all out to lunch, where Aidan loved the balloons at the restaurant. They had fun playing with Aidan and were amazed to see all the changes since they last saw him a couple of weeks ago. They will see him again this week, when Mommy flies out to California for a conference. Aidan is coming with her and staying with his Ruane aunts and uncles, and Grandma and Grandpa Ruane are going to help babysit. Daddy is staying behind to work while we are gone (March 25-31), but it's going to be a busy week for everyone!
Last Sunday, Aidan started crawling, and although he started slowly, he is now zooming across the floor!
He has also gotten TWO teeth this week! On Tuesday, the first one (bottom center-left) broke through; on Wednesday his gums swelled up and it disappeared again; on Thursday it broke through again; and by Friday the second one (bottom center-right) was well on its way. Today, the swelling in his gums has gone down, and both little white teeth lines are sharp and visible. Fortunately, nursing hasn't felt much different for Mommy (that's a relief, for now!). And although Aidan was up every hour on Monday night, last night he slept for several multiple-hour stretches at a time - so we think he is feeling a little bit better. We have given him Tylenol and some teething gel at night to help him sleep this week, and cuddled with him a lot, which has helped. But Mommy thinks that teething sounds like it must be miserable! We are happy that Aidan won't remember it.
Mommy and Daddy have had a lot of fun playing "catch" with Aidan this week. We throw a ball into his lap, clap and congratulate him on catching it, and then wait for him to throw it back, and congratulate him again. He loves it! He smiles and laughs and pumps his arms up and down in excitement when he catches the ball and after he throws it - it's wonderful! At the beginning of the week, Aidan would pick up the ball and throw it, and it could end up anywhere - forward, back, or either side. But by the end of the week, he has started throwing it consistently forward and a little to the right - it's amazing! Daddy thinks that Aidan is probably a righty (too bad for the left-handed baseball pitcher fantasy!), and both Mommy and Daddy love playing "ball" with our beautiful baby.
On Saturday, Grandma and Grandpa Ruane drove down to take us all out to lunch, where Aidan loved the balloons at the restaurant. They had fun playing with Aidan and were amazed to see all the changes since they last saw him a couple of weeks ago. They will see him again this week, when Mommy flies out to California for a conference. Aidan is coming with her and staying with his Ruane aunts and uncles, and Grandma and Grandpa Ruane are going to help babysit. Daddy is staying behind to work while we are gone (March 25-31), but it's going to be a busy week for everyone!
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